Unlike politics, property rights provide a firm foundation for conservation

In July, 2017, employees from the National Butterfly Center—a 100-acre butterfly preserve in South Texas owned and operated by a … More

Mired in red tape: Pipeline case could upend Clean Water Act permitting

The federal Clean Water Act is a notoriously complex statute, imposing federal permitting on a wide variety of land uses, … More

Loss of habitat is one of the chief threats to endangered and threatened species. Consequently, the Endangered Species Act provides … More

In 1976, the last wild Mexican wolves were captured and put into a captive breeding program. Over the last half-century, … More

After decades of work by federal biologists, state wildlife agencies, landowners, and conservation groups, the grizzly bears in and around … More

The Endangered Species Act imposes significant regulatory burdens on anyone who owns land where endangered and threatened species or their … More

Billions of birds are killed every year in the United States, many of which are protected by the Migratory Bird … More

California sea otters have come a long way from the 50-member population discovered off Big Sur in the early 1900s, … More

Last week, a nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency generated fireworks when, during his confirmation hearing, he said … More

Often, conservation discussions focus on rural and undeveloped areas. When cities come up, it’s largely in the context of reducing … More